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With many families feeling the economic pinch, Christmas won’t be the same for the children. The Belize Red Cross, however, threw a party for a number of deserving children to put laughter in their holidays. They were picked from various schools and aside from the food and games, they went home bearing gifts. News Five’s […]
Written on December 15, 2011 | Posted in
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Operation Milagro has been around for a few years, it’s an initiative by the Venezuelan government that provides free eye care for needy Belizeans of all ages. So far hundreds have traveled to Caracas to undergo surgery. As a way of thanking those that collaborate in putting the program together, the Venezuelan Embassy today hosted […]
There is a report tonight that is not good news for high school students. It involves the future of the highly anticipated Belize Math Olympiad (BMO) in which the brightest high school students look forward to test their math skills and endurance in the highly competitive contest. For months, the Belize Association of Principals of […]
For weeks, there has been widespread speculation that the Belize Bank would be moving in to take over the Port of Belize, owned by businessman, Luke Espat. The reports have been greatly detailed, from heated encounters to the naming of a receiver. While on another assignment today, News Five put the question of whether a […]
Written on December 14, 2011 | Posted in
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Outgoing president Alvaro Colom made it official in Guatemala today that a referendum on the Guatemalan dispute with Belize would be held within two years. Colom’s remarks were contained in a press release from Guatemala’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the release, a meeting held on November twenty-eighth, between Guatemala and Belize decided that […]
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Trial by judge alone, otherwise known as trial without jury, was first introduced for constitutional amendment in the House of Representatives on May thirteenth. It was presented as a means to curb crime by protecting the identity of witnesses and allowing admission of testimonies into evidence without their presence in the courtroom. With the Barrow […]
Written on December 14, 2011 | Posted in
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Turning to the referendum on offshore oil exploration; it has been given the official green light as the Office of the Governor General has informed Oceana in Belize that the secondary stage in a series of actions necessary to hold a vote on the issue has been completed. A little over eighteen thousand signatures were […]
Over a hundred special needs children in Belize were in a festive mood today. The Stella Maris students were treated to their much anticipated Christmas party, sponsored by the Belize Bank. They had games, dancing and great food to get them in the holiday spirit. But the icing on the cake was a visit from […]
Written on December 14, 2011 | Posted in
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Goldburn “Easy Glen” Adolphus is a well known U.D.P. supporter and former City Council employee. More recently he ran into trouble with the law over an unpaid debt and when we caught up with the brash personality today, he was in a quandary with the City Council. Now unemployed, Easy Glen carries on his hustle […]
Written on December 13, 2011 | Posted in
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An investigation is ongoing on an incident at the residence of Prime Minister Dean Barrow. PM Barrow returned to country last Saturday from Miami where he was accompanying his wife, Kim Simplis Barrow, on a second round of chemotherapy. According to reports, someone stoned the PM’s house shattering a window. Video surveillance tapes have been […]
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Sorrel is an herb that is associated with the Christmas season; there’s sorrel wine, cake and juice and now there is sorrel stout. That new product was introduced into the market on December third. But if you’re looking for the new stout, well you have to wait a bit because the stock has been totally […]
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The Church’s holy war against UNIBAM is yet to begin in the Supreme Court but in addition to a strong ally in the government, the moral battle is getting support from a third independent party. The Vision Inspired by the People is against the UNIBAM agenda and the party members became outraged when they found […]
Twelve year old Khevona Williams, who had been missing since Thursday evening, is at home safe and sound tonight. The first form student from Anglican Cathedral College, disappeared from the bus terminal in Belize, where she was waiting for a bus to return home to Mahogany Heights. Williams’ mother, Khandi Carter, appeared on News Five […]
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A high profile professor at the University of Quintana Roo is making a serious allegation about local immigration officials. According to Professor Carlos Barrachina, two close family friends, Honduran national, Xenia Paz Bardales and Mexican National, Yolanda Pineda Castillo, were abused by officers at the western border as they tried to reach Mexico via Belize […]
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A first form student has been missing for four days and her family is desperately trying to find her. Twelve year old Kevona Williams was last seen after school on Thursday. She was waiting at the West Collet Canal terminal in Belize City, but no one actually saw her boarding a bus and there has […]
Written on December 12, 2011 | Posted in
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Norman Simplis, the father of the wife of the Prime Minister, Kim Simplis Barrow, passed away on Saturday. Ninety-two year old Simplis was the father of seventeen children and a long serving career public officer. He will be laid to rest later this week.
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With all the bad news, there are good tidings for a senior citizen of Jane Usher Boulevard, who has every reason to be in a festive mood tonight. She was the lucky recipient of a brand new house courtesy of Hand in Hand Ministries and the students of Rush University, who collaborated in the construction […]
Written on December 9, 2011 | Posted in
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In keeping with the spirit of the season, Belize Red Cross also gave Hand in Hand Ministries a generous donation to assist even more needy people. Through its Together We Can Peer Education Program, the Red Cross teaches students about HIV/AIDS and trains them to educate their peers. Program Coordinator, Tina Gill, spearheaded the projected […]
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All week our viewers were treated to a trip down memory lane. We dusted off Hi-8 tapes and re-mastered video footage from twenty years ago, or year one for Great Belize Productions. And though you have seen Belize through our retrospective lens, we want to mark our twentieth anniversary tonight by showing you some of […]
Written on December 9, 2011 | Posted in
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The formal introduction of Medical Tourism in Belize is in the pipeline; it was discussed on Tuesday at a forum spearheaded by the Caribbean Export Development Agency and the Inter-American Development Bank along with Beltraide, Executive Chairman, Michael Singh. The impression left was that the local doctors were all on board with the policy being […]
Written on December 8, 2011 | Posted in
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Cervantes says that before jumping into medical tourism, there are pressing problems in the field that require urgent attention. The BMDA believes that the exclusion of local doctors in the drafting of the policy, could lead to complications for medical tourism giving Belize a black eye. Dr. Andre Joel Cervantes “We understand that they are […]
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Attorney, Dr. Elson Kaseke, passed away in Merida on Tuesday night where he was receiving medical treatment. Kaseke will be laid to rest on Friday morning in Belmopan. The Bar Association of Belize today issued a statement on his passing. The Bar says, “Kaseke served Belize in several capacities including Crown Counsel, Chief Parliamentary Counsel, […]
Written on December 8, 2011 | Posted in
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As part of our twenty-year anniversary we re-visit another feature from News Five’s first year of broadcasting. In 1992, a very young news Reporter, William Neal, ventured into the jungles of Belize to visit a master at his trade. It was one of the first times a Chiclero was shown on national television extracting and […]
Written on December 8, 2011 | Posted in
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Belize has lost a brilliant legal mind who penned numerous pieces of legislation. Over a month ago, it was wildly reported that Attorney at Law, Elson Kaseke had passed away at a hospital in Merida. The premature news of his demise was quickly dispelled and Kaseke was in fact found to be receiving medical attention […]
Written on December 7, 2011 | Posted in
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There is a growing trend of foreigners coming to Belize to undergo medical procedures that are more expensive in their country. On Tuesday’s newscast we reported on the move towards putting into place, policies that would institutionalize medical tourism. The Belize Medical and Dental Association (BMDA) called News Five late this evening to say that […]
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